South Carolina Department Of Social Services: Case Study

Within the South Carolina Department of Social Services there are systems within place to encourage the smooth flow of the day to day. During all daily tasks these systems are in constant interaction with each other. The microsystems includes the caseworker interactions with the individual clients. Foster care caseworker work daily with the children, their families, and treatment providers to make decisions for children in care that in their best interest and decisions that promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of the individual children. Interactions by foster care caseworkers are individualistic at the core but there are constant interactions at the mezzo-level. Case-planning for children in care is a team effort and the support

The social service I wanted to learn more about was Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota. In 2012, Children’s Home Society and Lutheran Social Services combined forces in their adoption services to provide quality programs to families. They are an organization that provides social services for adoption, pregnancy, post adoption, global support and educational services in Minnesota. Their mission is to provide care and match children to homes. I had no idea there were so many things to consider when you are deciding whether to place a child in adoption, foster care programs and to adopt a child either locally or internationally. For pregnant mothers, they provide resources to help should they choose parenting or adoption. For potential fathers, they provide the resources for them to protect against their child getting adopted until a DNA test, allowing them an opportunity before this decision is made. They work with families that wish to adopt and those that wish to

Friday September 24, 2016 Rebecca Mackay was escorted to the Social Security Administration office, to gain information on the status of financial benefits, and to obtain a Social Security card. The Employee at the Social Security Administration office, stated that Rebecca nor I could not obtain any information about the status on her financial benefits due to her having a payee. Only the payee is privileged to the information of financial records, however Rebecca was able to apply for a Social Security card, and should be receiving the card in the mail soon. Learning of the new found, I immediately contacted the case manager Diane Roberson, at the (The Up Center, Portsmouth) left a voicemail that described the rules of the Social Security

As a case manager working with Child Protective Services you are exposed to many horrific and difficult situations. There have been times I have had to tell a child their parental rights have been terminated or there is no hope for them to go home. The first time I had to tell a child they would not be returning home I was scared, sad and angry. Even though I worked with a team of people and they were there to support me I still felt alone and helpless. This was such a serious conversation to be having with a ten year old. I kept asking myself, "how could a parent not fight for their child?" "Is this child going to feel abandoned?" "What is the child going to think/feel/say?" I remember preparing myself for the conversation and reciting what

American people are so lucky to live in a country that cares about their well- begin. There is numerous amount of countries that don’t have social services like the continents of North America. I agree with you one hundred percent countries like Nigeria don’t really care about the welfare of their citizens. We have a lot of people who are taking the help of their country for granted. They feel like the help is going to always be their simply because they have children. Food stamps is a great program simply because women, men and children can eat a meal every day. They don’t have to worry about starving because they don’t have any food.

Another option that I have to choose from is to apply for a job that involved the assessment process the Child Protective Services (CPS). This is an option for myself after I graduate not only because it accepts a bachelors of science in psychology but also it involves the set population that I would be interested in working with. CPS workers have the responsibility to make decisions for children as well as their family, which are sometimes difficult decisions that are needed to be made (Maguire-Jack, K., & Byers, K, 2013). Based on the cases that are placed in front of a CPS employee provides a limited amount o information. Although the department of CPS has developed a four step criteria to base each case off of (Patton, M.Q, 2012).

WHAT: The Office of Regulatory Staff is commonly referred to as ORS. ORS has singular responsibility for the inspection, auditing and examination of all public utilities within the state of South Carolina. By statute, ORS is directed to represent the public interest of South Carolina and all South Carolinians in utility regulation for each major public industry including the electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, wastewater and transportation industries. ORS is authorized to represent the state in front the Public Service Commission (“PSC”), the court system, the South Carolina General Assembly and any federal regulatory body necessary to support the above mentioned industries and the citizens of the state. In addition, perhaps

Amber and Travis brought McDonalds for their children to eat today but their two younger children were not interested in eating. The parents let the children up and told EV Staff the children are probably not hungry because the foster parents feed them well and that they children have ate right before they came into the visit. EV Staff asked the parents if they had a routine for their four hour visit time with their children. Amber and Travis stated that they generally just go with a flow. EV Staff explained the importance of a routine with children and how if their is a routine for their visit it will make the visits go a lot smoother. Amber and Travis both stated that they would like to follow a routine with their children. EV Staff let the parents know they would work on a routine for them for their next visit.

I don’t believe that religion should play apart in services that are offered. I live in the “Bible Belt” where everything it seems is a sin. Churches provide most of the services that are offered in my community. Everything is “Bless your heart” or “I’m going to pray for you”.

As a final concern, Emilia’s economic status must be considered in detailing what resources she has within her social system that does not relate to an interpersonal relationship. Financial burden is a natural aspect of life that can both help relieve and impose burdens upon an individual during a myriad of different interactions. Emilia’s lack of education and training stemming from consistent drug use has limited many of her options, so too does her limited relationship pool give her access to financial aid from her relatives. While the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation may be a location within her city to help Emilia expand her educational needs and fulfill her desire to further her skills, the city’s Drug Rehabilitation Center

Jon is a professional candidate that is looking to work a stable job. He had worked for Newport Bay Conservancy as a Volunteer Associate while getting medical treatments. He had directed visitors, answered inquiries, and helped out in the field. Once his treatments had ended he moved back to Indiana. He took a warehouse role after coming back because he wanted to try something different but has realized that he really enjoys working with customers. This position isn’t listed on his resume. Prior to that, he had worked for Anthem as a Client Relationship Associate. In this role, he answered inquiries, verified benefits, coverage, and claims, and adjusted claims. He really enjoyed this role and hated leaving. He decided it would be best to leave

On 1/22/18 I met Mr. Kreger at the office of Dr. Steinbach neurologist. The repeat CT scan of the brain was done prior to the appointment as directed. Mr. Kreger ambulates slowly. He is thinner than the last time I saw him. His wife reports he is not eating well and don't have much of an appetite. She also reports that he has a very short temper and will swear loudly when angered which is not in character. He said he has some odd feeling in his mouth when eating cold foods and his handwriting is sloppy and he will miss spell words. Per his wife, he was discharged from home therapy to outpatient physical and occupational therapy. They will pick a location soon. Dr. Steinbach said that the bleeds have resolved. He said there is still

This is a social service program because the program design is individualizing program participants and focusing on their specific distinctive challenges. This program is a good fit for what the social problem requires because it provides individuals with disabilities access to all local community resources. The addressing of multiple challenges helps this population overcome many barriers. The target efficiently of this program focuses on people with disabilities and their families/caregivers. This program is cost-effective because it charges a nominal fee and it relies on volunteers and staff members to provide transportation for the program participants. However, this program is provided through a non-profit agency and funding sources could

Child protective services a function of the division of child and family services, provides legal protection and a variety of support services for abused and neglected children.

Spartanburg is home to 284,307 residents with male and female children under the age of eighteen years old is 69,110 ("Current Spartanburg County, South Carolina Population, Demographics and stats in 2014, 2015.") Repeated maltreatment of abuse and neglected children has become problematic issue to the community. With an increase of 21% in indicated child abuse and neglect cases it is no wonder that the Department of Social Services is stepping up their efforts in resolving this issue. Child abuse and neglect not only affects the child victims, it affects their families and society as a whole. Abuse and neglect has immediate and long-term negative impacts, as it may prevent the child from reaching their full potential and could possibly lead